There are many Courts of Arbitration, but technically only one International Court of Arbitration, which refers to the ICC’s International Court of Arbitration. Somewhat confusingly for those unfamiliar with arbitration, Courts of Arbitration do not decide on the substance of disputes themselves, as this role is left to private arbitrators. We will briefly examine the […]

Sports Arbitration is becoming a popular subfield in arbitration with an ever-growing number of cases being registered at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (the “CAS”). The CAS was created in 1984 as a part of the International Olympic Committee, with the idea of solving a rising number of sports conflicts. It is placed under the administrative […]

The Palestinian Football Association (“PFA”) has threatened to go to the Court for Sports Arbitration (“CAS”) unless FIFA agrees to take action against Israel over clubs based in the “illegally occupied” territory of the West Bank. Our previous reporting on CAS, its role and jurisdiction can be found here. The dispute concerns six Israeli football […]

There have been interesting developments at the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) based in Lausanne, Switzerland: a more political than legal dispute only adding to the worsening of Serbia’s and Kosovo’s already tense political relations. In May 2016, Kosovo became 55th Member of the UEFA by a decision passed by 28 to 24 votes. […]